A simple history of India for standards V & VI

History text book for the students of fifth and sixth standard. The book divided into four parts. First part is about the ancient Hindu regimes, second part is on the Muslim rule and the third part is on the colonial rulers of Europe. The book ends with the history of Queen Victoria's regime. Written for the school students in Bengali, the book is a good example of colonial methods of teaching history to the native people of their colonies. Date of original material: 1904. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in English; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original volume with length of 18 cm. Author: C.R. Wilson; Publisher: Calcutta: Kedarnath Bose. The title page is in English. Bengali title page is missing.